> From: Konstantin Reznitsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 1999-07-06 08:41:57 -0700
> To: "Justin C. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Re: Netatalk works quite transparently: 
> Cc: Heinz Nabielek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In-reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Justin C. Walker wrote:
>
> > > From: Heinz Nabielek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Date: 1999-07-05 01:44:23 -0700
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>
> > > and /etc/atalk/atalkd.conf
> > > eth0 -phase 2 -net 0-65534 65280.5
> > > whereby the last item fixes the Appletalk
> > > network address on the linux box.
> > >
> > > But- how do I fix the Appletalk address
> > > on the MacOS side?
> >   I'm not sure what you mean by "fix".
>
> I think this is about forcing network address (zone, cable-range  
and node
> address to be fixed and not discovered every time from the  
network. Here
> 65280.5 is the node address of the linux box. This address might change 
> after reboot. This may happen if you are not using -seed. You can't use 
> seed here (only one interface). On the mac side you can "fix" it in the 
> AppleTalk configuration in the advanced mode and lock it in the
> administrator mode. But how to "fix" it on the linux side on the  
machine
> with only one interface (where you can't use seed) is still a question. 

You can always "force" the network address, even in Macs.  The  
individual nodes can usually recover from a collision of "forced  
addresses".

Even with a single interface, you should be able to seed.  I don't  
know precisely how netatalk works, but for systems like the Apple  
Network Server and Mac OS X Server, this is legal.

The network number and node number are always subject to change upon  
reboot.  Normally, sytems cache addresses and use these as hints on  
reboot.  Seeding (of network numbers) is orthogonal to the reuse of  
addresses.

Regards,

Justin

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